Acute lung injury syndrome

Validity of Spo2/Fio2 Ratio in Detection of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Introduction:  One ofdiagnostic criteria for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is  pao2/fio2 (PF) ratio 300 for ALI or 200 for ARDS. This criteria requires invasive arterial sampling. Measurement of Spo2/Fio2 (SF) ratio by pulseoximetry may be a reliable non invasive alternative to the PF ratio.   Methods and Materials: In a cross sectional study we enrolled 105 sample o...

Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome - a therapeutic challenge

syndrome a therapeutic challenge Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are the leading cause of death in critical care, with mortality rates of 40 to 60%. In the US alone, there are 200,000 new cases annually [1]. ALI/ ARDS also constitute a considerable long-term illness and disability burden, with signifi cant neuromuscular, pulmonary and psychological morbidi...

Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome in malaria.

Malaria is an important treatable cause of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the tropics and in the returning traveller in the non-endemic areas. ARDS is an important complication in severe, complicated falciparum malaria and has been described in P. vivax and P. ovale malaria also. Malarial ALI/ARDS is more common in adults than in children. Pregnant wom...

Bioinformatics insights into acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome

Bioinformatics is the application of omics science, information technology, mathematics and statistics in the field of biomarker detection. Clinical bioinformatics can be applied for identification and validation of new biomarkers to improve current methods of monitoring disease activity and identify new therapeutic targets. Acute lung injurt (ALI)/Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) aff...